Party of three on LIBERTY with the ScottD Family ... (to Bermuda 7/18 from NJ -that part didn't rhyme)

[ScottD]

A few pics..starting with the cabin and the hallway right outside with the glass wall, a few of the ship areas, Liberty of the seas we met up with in Halifax, and a couple of me with some of the Love boat cast and the bar from Fenway park that got added to the post by accident, lol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ampurp85]

First the beard is amazing......

But also, Issac looks good, but the doctor is definitely vintage now though 

[ScottD]

3 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said:

First the beard is amazing......

But also, Issac looks good, but the doctor is definitely vintage now though 

Thanks! I actually trimmed about 2 inches off recently, it was much wider and longer before, lol. Now you see why I use the profile pic I do 

Yeah, Isaac and Gopher (I didn't get a pic with him) both look great. Doc is definitely getting up there, I think they said he was 91...he was really funny, always cracking jokes in the elevator and during this picture he asked his wife "why do you take so damn many... I look good in all of them, so no need to take 5 of them! from every angle!"  lol

[Cactus527]

I'm with @Ampurp85, your beard is AMAZING. I appreciate the photos too! 

[SweetPea]

wow, I'm 2 cruises behind! I see i joined in pre-cruise before my summer fell apart! 

 

 I'm glad you loved Bermuda! That was a short trip! A full week is definitely better!

You were docked next to the Norwegian Gem. Love her, but she's a small ship and luckily we're entertained by good bartenders so we have no issues with her. I mention this because a couple of you mentioned that NCL is sailing out off Philly in 2026. That ship will be the Jewel, sister to the Gem. I'm not sure the kid would love that one. 

That said, and I'm just throwing this out there for no reason whatsoever ....

That cruise does an overnight in Bermuda and an overnight in Charleston, SC. 

Jewel class will always hold a special place in my heart, but Breakaway Plus class reigns supreme with us!

 

On 9/9/2024 at 10:37 AM, ScottD said:

OH it was the Love Boat cruise, so the cast of the show were constantly out and about, saw them everywhere- eating, on the tenders to shore, just walking around... very approachable. I got pics with "Isaac" and "Doc" from the show. We also had a performance from the band Air Supply which was fun. 

I'm so jealous! I'm forever watching episodes of The Love Boat! I love how they just check in for the cruise with Julie the Cruise Director with her clip board right on the ship. There are only 3 passenger decks. If Isaac is at Pirate Cove, who's serving drinks in the Acapulco Lounge? Who knew you could fall in and get married to a stranger you hated on embarkation day on a 3-night cruise? Who knew Doc could perform an emergency surgery on the ship and keep his scrubs absolutely pristine with no blood or other body fluid stains. And i absolutely love how the crew took an interest in every guests' personal lives and fraternized freely. Imagine walking in to Captain's Quarters these days and asking for a new room because you're fighting with your spouse and you want to sleep somewhere else and he offers you his room? Best ever!!

Oh, and Air Supply! You know i always heard them on the radio or my parents' cassette tapes.  One year i saw them playing a concert on TV. I fell over when i realized the lead singer was a man. All that time i thought it was a female vocalist.

[ScottD]

3 hours ago, SweetPea said:

wow, I'm 2 cruises behind! I see i joined in pre-cruise before my summer fell apart! 

 

 I'm glad you loved Bermuda! That was a short trip! A full week is definitely better!

You were docked next to the Norwegian Gem. Love her, but she's a small ship and luckily we're entertained by good bartenders so we have no issues with her. I mention this because a couple of you mentioned that NCL is sailing out off Philly in 2026. That ship will be the Jewel, sister to the Gem. I'm not sure the kid would love that one. 

That said, and I'm just throwing this out there for no reason whatsoever ....

That cruise does an overnight in Bermuda and an overnight in Charleston, SC. 

Jewel class will always hold a special place in my heart, but Breakaway Plus class reigns supreme with us!

 

I'm so jealous! I'm forever watching episodes of The Love Boat! I love how they just check in for the cruise with Julie the Cruise Director with her clip board right on the ship. There are only 3 passenger decks. If Isaac is at Pirate Cove, who's serving drinks in the Acapulco Lounge? Who knew you could fall in and get married to a stranger you hated on embarkation day on a 3-night cruise? Who knew Doc could perform an emergency surgery on the ship and keep his scrubs absolutely pristine with no blood or other body fluid stains. And i absolutely love how the crew took an interest in every guests' personal lives and fraternized freely. Imagine walking in to Captain's Quarters these days and asking for a new room because you're fighting with your spouse and you want to sleep somewhere else and he offers you his room? Best ever!!

Oh, and Air Supply! You know i always heard them on the radio or my parents' cassette tapes.  One year i saw them playing a concert on TV. I fell over when i realized the lead singer was a man. All that time i thought it was a female vocalist.

Yeah we have started looking at the cruises from Philly. It does look like they renovated the jewel recently which included removing water slides, so yeah..not a ton for the kid. But it's almost a definite that we will be trying it at least once. 

The love boat is absolutely ridiculous and I love it! Lol

One thing I never mentioned in my little Princess review was as great as the medallion was and the app did a good job with activities and stuff, it drove me nuts that I couldn't see a schedule of venues and restaurants on there. Also...the fact that you don't know what's for dinner until the day of the meal was a bit strange. 

[OCSC Mike]

43 minutes ago, ScottD said:

you don't know what's for dinner until the day of the meal

UNACCEPTABLE!

Food jokes aside, this would seriously screw up our meal planning given how picky my wife is. It requires a sophisticated algorithm for us that includes multiple factors.

[ScottD]

2 hours ago, OCSC Mike said:

UNACCEPTABLE!

Food jokes aside, this would seriously screw up our meal planning given how picky my wife is. It requires a sophisticated algorithm for us that includes multiple factors.

Yeah it was pretty annoying. They literally don't post it on the app until late at night for the next day.